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03/16/2010 03:50:20 PM · #1 |
My 6 y/o son started playing outdoor football. I am looking for a lens that will take amature pics. My budget is $300ish....I have a Canon T1I
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03/16/2010 04:07:01 PM · #2 |
| American football or soccer? Assuming you are living in a part of the world with good sunlight then you can maybe look at the Tamron AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD for that budget. |
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03/16/2010 04:23:28 PM · #3 |
| Hello! American Football => I am going to look at that lens now! thank you!! Do you have any personal experience with it? how is the sharpness and does camera shake come into play when its fully extended? Or does it have IS? Thanks a MILLION!!! |
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03/16/2010 04:34:37 PM · #4 |
The good thing about 6 year olds is that even the fastest of them don't move that quickly!
(Funny story -- when my son's 6 yo team -- we call them pups -- got their helmets for the first time, a lot of them ran with their heads sideways. it took a day or two for their necks to get used to holding the extra weight up) |
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03/16/2010 04:36:30 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by whoahchelle:
Hello! American Football => I am going to look at that lens now! thank you!! Do you have any personal experience with it? how is the sharpness and does camera shake come into play when its fully extended? Or does it have IS? Thanks a MILLION!!! |
Unfortunately no lens at that price is going to have IS. And the longer the lens the more camera shake comes into play. With the crop factor that lens is the equivalent to roughly 480 mm. With that in mind you would want to shoot at a minimum of 1/500 of a second. An alternative for about the same price is the Sigma. I have it and its pretty soft on the long end and wide open. I've heard the same about the Tamron. I guess the question is how soft is too soft? I would see if you can rent it before buying it. Then you can see if its going to suit your purposes. (I wish I had done this myself sometimes) |
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03/16/2010 04:55:32 PM · #6 |
I will respectfully disagree on the minimum shutter speed. Ideally, 1/500 is what you want, and you will be able to do that on the bright afternoon games, easily. However, I've found with the little guys, I can get sharp pictures at 1/250 or so. I shoot with a 70-200 f/4L now, but did many games with a 70-300 f/5.6 on a rebel 300D -- the better lens does help, as does a better camera.
When push has come to shove though, I have shot at 1/250, used a monopod, done okay. |
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03/16/2010 06:13:22 PM · #7 |
| are there any others you guys would sugest? |
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03/16/2010 06:14:07 PM · #8 |
HAHAHA! yes! they are soo cute little bodies and big ol helmets and all that padding! SOO CUTE!
Originally posted by Citadel:
Originally posted by whoahchelle:
Hello! American Football => I am going to look at that lens now! thank you!! Do you have any personal experience with it? how is the sharpness and does camera shake come into play when its fully extended? Or does it have IS? Thanks a MILLION!!! |
Unfortunately no lens at that price is going to have IS. And the longer the lens the more camera shake comes into play. With the crop factor that lens is the equivalent to roughly 480 mm. With that in mind you would want to shoot at a minimum of 1/500 of a second. An alternative for about the same price is the Sigma. I have it and its pretty soft on the long end and wide open. I've heard the same about the Tamron. I guess the question is how soft is too soft? I would see if you can rent it before buying it. Then you can see if its going to suit your purposes. (I wish I had done this myself sometimes) |
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